Board discusses upcoming plans

Friday

Sep 21, 2012 at 8:32 AM

Pike County Public Library's Board of Trustees discussed plans for its annual fundraising dinner-dance as well as ideas to acknowledge donors to the Dorothy E. Warner Building library headquarters in MIlford where construction is projected to be completed by April.

Wayne Witkowski

Pike County Public Library's Board of Trustees discussed plans for its annual fundraising dinner-dance as well as ideas to acknowledge donors to the Dorothy E. Warner Building library headquarters in MIlford where construction is projected to be completed by April.

"There's not much to report. (Library construction) is moving along really good," said board President Rob Rohner on Monday at the Delaware Valley School District Administration. Walls are up and shingles have been delivered that are expected to begin to be installed within a week. Windows also are ready for installation. After that, work will be concentrated indoors for the upcoming winter season.

Back orders of supplies by lead contractor Ziton Construction has delayed the opening, originally anticipated for late in the year around the time for the Dec. 7 dinner/dance at the Best Western in Matamoras.

Board of trustees members agreed to a revised ordinance presented by board member Elspeth Goodin to request $221,160.74 from the Local Share Account from casino revenue to pay for furniture at the new headquarters.

Board member Gayle Schuster suggested discussing ideas to honor those people who recently gave $2,500 donations and other donors as well. Members suggested a brick wall beyond the outdoor memorial garden that would have bricks carrying the names submitted by donors or a brick wall surrounding the memorial garden with names on the bricks or a brick walkway.

Discussion will continue at the next scheduled meeting 9 a.m. on Oct. 15 at the Delaware Valley School Administration Building.

Bewitching evening

Wendy Williams Sorace — of Art + Craft LLC in Dingmans Ferry, which is organizing the dinner-dance fundraiser — gave an update for the event. It will have as a theme "Bell, Book and Candle," a 1958 movie comedy starring James Stewart and Kim Novak that will be shown a week earlier at the Milford Theatre.

Ticket prices were raised $5 to $65 but will include an array of activities and a photo booth for pictures to be taken of those who attend. Williams Sorace said there will be a tarot reader, a DJ and a silent auction of prizes that includes a six-month membership to the Best Western Family Pool, two Vera Bradley handbags and paintings by a local

artist. Williams Sorace said more items are welcome by local businesses and organizations.

Raffle tickets will continue to be sold for an iPad that will have the winning ticket drawn at the dinner/dance.

Goodin, a member of the Friends of Pike County Public Library, said "Eleanor's Secret," a children's

film with a library and books setting, will be show 10 a.m. on Oct. 13 at the Milford Theatre as part of Black Bear Film Festival weekend. It will be followed by a party at the Community House and a walk to the site of the new library headquarters.

Members agreed the event will improve visibility of the library to young readers.

The library also will have a presence at various events, particularly a PCPL book sale during the Black Bear Film Festival. It will have an information area and sell food at the Lehman Township Community Day at Mountain Laurel Performing Arts Center on Sept. 29. It also will have a setup at the Haunted Halloween Trail at the Lehman Township Community Park on Oct. 19 and 20 and Oct. 26 and 27.

Also, members of the library plan to attend the Northeast Library District's regional trustee workshop in Scranton on Oct. 13, with nationally known library director Jamie LaRue as guest speaker. Pamela Murphy, a consultant for the five-county district that includes Wayne, Lackawanna, Susquehanna and Wyoming counties, discussed the event with members.

Goodwin said the Friends of PCPL will hold their next meeting 10 a.m. Oct. 10 at the Biondo Building and will hold their annual banquet Oct. 19 at Mount Haven where Sheila Gabriel will receive the Friends' Lifetime Achievement Award. Gabriel, a Milford native who resides in Shohola, founded the Friends of PCPL. Tickets cost $25 each and can be purchased by filling out the form of the Friends of PCPL newsletter available at library branches and sending it to the address listed in the newsletter.

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